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Is Ovum another word for sex cells?

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Ovum means egg; present only in females.

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Are sex cells from female reproductive organ?

Another word for sex cells is gamete. The sex cells from the female reproductive organ are known as eggs, or ovum.


What is another name for an immature egg cell?

gametes, sex cells, haploid cells. the process is meiosis.


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Yes - a female sex cell is called an ovum. The plural for female sex cells is ova.


What comes from the female parent?

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Are sex cells from a male and female known as gametes?

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Do you mean sperm cells and egg cells? Spermatozoon and Ovum are fancier terms for the same.


What are the female sex cells called in a human?

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The term for female sex cell?

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What are two sex cells that are needed for sexual reproduction?

Spermatzoon (sperm)Ovum (egg)


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male=sperm Female=egg or ovum Zygote -- the cellular gruop formed after the joining of sperm and ovum


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